Alan Lowenthal

Alan Lowenthal (8 March 1941-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-CA 47) from 3 January 2013, succeeding Loretta Sanchez.

Biography
Alan Lowenthal was born and raised in Queens, New York City, New York, but he moved to Long Beach, California in 1969 and became a psychology professor. In 1992, he became a City Councilman as a Democratic Party member, and he served in the State Assembly from 1998 to 2004, in the State Senate from 2004 to 2012, and in the US House of Representatives from 2013. He was a member of the Progressive Democrats.